The Children's Trust

Health & Safety Officer

The closing date is 07 August 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health & Safety Officer to join our Estates Team. In your role as the Health & Safety Officer will be to provide support on an operational basis to the health & safety function.

Main duties of the job

The role of Health & Safety Officer is to provide support on an operational basis to the health & safety function.

You will be working as part of a small team, supporting the whole organisation with particular emphasis on:

o Promoting health and safety

o Providing health and safety information and advice

o Delivering health and safety training

o Risk assessments and safe operating procedures

o Operational and administrative support.

o A high level of visibility across the organisation.

About us

About Us

The Childrens Trust is the UKs leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.

Staff Benefits

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including, adoption pay, time off for fertility treatment, enhanced paternity leave, paid carers leave, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms, time off for gender reassignment.

We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.

Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Date posted

24 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£31,815 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0474-25-0101

Job locations

The Childrens Trust

Tadworth Court

Tadworth

Surrey

KT20 5RU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Health and Safety Management

o Promote good stakeholder involvement and good safety culture

o Prepare and issue monthly health and safety briefing documents / toolbox talks

o Keep health and safety information up to date, including all fire safety documentation (fire emergency plans, fire safety manuals etc.), the health and safety section of the intranet and shared documents

o Carry out regular walkabouts, including at retail stores, keeping in touch with staff on their safety arrangements and ensuring control measures are in place and effective

o Provide health and safety training and coaching on topics such as, but not limited to, general health & safety (induction and refresher training), fire safety, COSHH, risk assessing and manual handling

o Develop and refresh internal online training to support staff learning experiences

o Carry out general risk assessment, as required, with particular emphasis on retail, regulatory requirements, outings and the clinical environment.

o Update fire risk assessments for low to medium-risk buildings, tracking completion of actions and updating compliance software

o Manage COSHH risk assessments and the COSHH risk register, checking on suitable PPE and storage

o Manage compliance with workstation assessments, including homeworking, using the external management system

o Support teams, enabling them to carry out their risk assessments, including manual handling assessments for inanimate activities

o Develop and keep up to date Safe Operating Procedures for health and safety.

o To undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time.

Professionalism

o Takes action and raises concerns.

o Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust.

o Maintain professional boundaries and professionalism at all times.

o Committed to demonstrating the organisations values and behaviours at all times.

Skills and Responsibilities

o Promote safe working practices if non-compliances are identified

o Contribute to initiatives aimed at continuous improvement, openly encourage and recognise the contribution of others, giving constructive feedback

o Consult with house managers / retail managers directly to obtain their feedback and escalate support as needed to the Head of Health & Safety.

o Organise external training courses, such as fire extinguisher training and emergency first aid, liaising with the Training team

o Manage the external training provision for display screen equipment and workstation assessment.

o Carry out fire drills in accordance with the fire drill schedule, identifying learning outcomes and working with teams to ensure they can safely evacuate

o Assist with accident / incident investigations under RIDDOR, as directed

o Project work, as agreed with the Head of Health & Safety.

o Support all teams, including the retail teams in achieving excellent health and safety standards

Management of self and others

o Consider the limits of your experience and knowledge and seek support when necessary

Governance

o Consider statutory requirements, guidance and best practice in all work undertaken

o Ensure records are being kept complying with statutory requirements and in accordance with data protection policies

o Keep up to date all documentation relating to fire

o Document and evidence all work done in an appropriate format

o Provide up to date information on performance in relation to own areas of responsibility.

Health and Safety

o Adheres to all Health and Safety guidelines, principles, and regulations to perform your role and comply with The Childrens Trust policies and procedures.

o Provide evidence of all vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post.

o Adhere to manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training.

o Promotes the health and safety of others.

o Uses the incident reporting and risk assessment system (IRAR), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed.

o Responsible for identifying and mitigating risk within the work environment.

Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience

o Maintains a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems.

o Recognises own limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary.

o Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience.

o Remains organised and focused when under pressure.

o Responds appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback.

o Motivates self and other.